So, I took the plunge and put Tales up on LULU. Some things I was not surprised by:
- I needed to pay for a proof. Kind of ticks me off a bit but hey, I have dealt with worse.
- Some elements were not properly laid out. This is a difficulty when dealing with automation over dealing with a person in printing. I will adjust and hopefully the final version will be good.
- Man does it look great! Hardcover, 240 pages, good paper and clear printing. I have dealt with LSO (the guys who do the printing for LULU) before. In fact, the printed the soft cover of Tales about 10 years ago. That was a pain. Also, a vew of the LULU folks approached us at GenCon a few years back and the smaples they handed over were great.
Things I was surprised at:
- An HC priced at 29.99 that I still make a decent profit at via LULU.
- It got here in about 10 days. I was expecting it sometime in January.
- By the Gods, the cover is beautiful!!!!
So, all in all a pretty good experience. I will be posting pictures soon.
Awesome!
Comment by scott — December 24, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
Bill,
Got the book yet? Do I need to upgrade? You know how much I love ToG.
Comment by Mike — January 6, 2010 @ 2:44 pm
I have the book and it looks great. I need to get some pictures up.
Comment by bilbo — January 17, 2010 @ 2:24 pm